Orange County Historical Society hosts old-fashioned Christmas at farmhouse

PAOLI—On Sunday afternoon, the Orange County Historical Society (OCHS) hosted its annual Old-Fashioned Christmas at the Farmhouse in Paoli. 

The historic 174-year-old Thomas Elwood Lindley House was partly decorated to reflect a Civil War-era Christmas past. 

Attendees were allowed to informally tour the farmhouse while being treated to period Christmas music performed by the Wildflowers & Weeds. 

Pictured are Society members who volunteered and assisted with the event. Back row, left to right: Jeff Lane, Robert Henderson, Carolyn Clements, and Roger Moon. Front row: Mary Laverne Boston, Janet Newton, and Valarie Moon.

Museum volunteers served cookies and cups of hot cider in the farmhouse kitchen to ward off the winter chill.  Despite Sunday’s light snow and cold, the event was well attended, with several visitors from throughout the area in attendance.   

Author Roger Moon was also on-site with copies of his brand-new book, Life in Paoli, IND-1947